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The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

Zoe Perry, left, and Loveena Watahomiegie, right, as they join other members of the Hualapai Tribe while marching in front of U.S. District Court as they gathered to try to persuade a federal judge to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project near tribal lands Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Mikayla Brown and her husband, Tyler, visit the grave of their son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Michael Hanchor visits his mother’s grave, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Scarlett Goddard Strahan, 11, poses for a portrait at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada)

Downtown Mobile, Ala., is visible from the Mobile–Tensaw Delta, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Tourists queue to visit the interior of the 19th century Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

FILE - The world heritage site of Stonehenge is seen in Wiltshire, England on Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Barbara Winston uses a computer at her home in Northbrook, Ill., on Sunday, June 30, 2024, several days after taking an introduction to artificial intelligence class at a local senior center. “I saw ice boxes turn into refrigerators, that is how long I have been around, ... And I think [AI] is probably the greatest technical revolution that I will see in my lifetime,” she says. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Electric Vehicle charging stations are seen a residential building parking area in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A crew member works on the removal of the Shulls Mill Dam on the Watauga River, near Boone, N.C., Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Gold medalist, Noah Lyles, of the United States, poses on the podium after the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)